Is this a new paradigm of "American Dream," or an example of something else?

If you want regular news links, some from a bit ago and arguably no longer timely; here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, or here, that being but a few examples of something else, from time to time, indeed, with an item or two touching Facebook stuff.

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Of interest to some, the N.Y. Times item cited above links to another of the Times' outlet items, here. While knowing that some Republican friends know and will tell you they know more about climate science and how the world operates than Bill Gates knows (even with Melinda's help), one can still imagine how we could be a nation like Denmark, green and renewable and leaving the oil war fighting and death to others, perhaps to the French. And the Russians. And to Trump; although even the Danes are not immune to doing a bit of the fossil fuel shuffle; just like some of the fossils war-woofing on the Republican side of things.

In terms of climate science and its deniers, a websearch was done to find out what Michael Jungbauer is doing these days. As best as I can tell this Republican "small government" conservative is still living via public money, having been a revolving door consultant for a while in 2011-2012 with that overlapping his being in the Minnesota Senate, e.g., here and here; and apparently now on the Linwood Township payroll, Building Department, here and here; with an outdated LinkedIn page saying LANDFORM.

Whelan’s work as a legislative assistant for Sen. John Pederson and as a campaign manager for Sen. Mike Jungbauer gave her real work experience in the legislative process and campaign management, she said.

She gained a deeper understanding of the people in the district, as well as hands-on understanding of the legislative process, Whelan said. Whelan already knows what it takes to get things done in St. Paul, she said.

Whether or not Whelan is, herself, a climate science denier is unclear to the extent reader information on the question would be appreciated, via a comment.

Some readers may remember how Jungbauer, before his employment with Landform was severed, worked closely with Matt Look to get Landform and Darren Lazan into Ramsey to consult on getting the Flaherty rental building, and a McDonalds into Ramsey Town Center.

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In a segue from the decency and caritas of the Facebook founder spouses Chan and Zuckerberg all the way to Facebook usage maven Whelan, and that quote about "understanding the legislative process" and knowing "what it takes to get things done in St. Paul," luckily Whelan did not get done the horseshit mischief of her, Scott, Lucero, Miller, etc., in the past session's HF 1047, HF 1648, and HF 1949; read them and weep if you value education and liberty; but she also unfortunately failed to get action on meritorious effort, e.g., HF 1888, and HF 2127, getting skunked instead on the good and bad fronts.

A walking, talking, Facebooking, non-delivering disaster? You decide. Just don't blame me. I voted for Perovich.

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Naming the theocrat perps may help, bill by bill, to show there is a bloc of those wanting to trample their way into other people's lives, being the kind of judgmental, activist, first-stone "Christians" they are [chief author listed first]:

Clearly -- The usual perps such as Kiffmeyer and business genius Nienow; Tara Mack on the one bill; Peggy Scott and Drazkowski. (Whelan and Lucero being new kids on the bloc who are now earning their chops.)

Separation of church and state has the wisdom of centuries of European history of theo-fired conflict behind it, from Crusades to Reformation wars. May we not be doomed to repeat any of that. May we be a batter educated people than to do so. When the founders negotiated the Constitution to supersede the Articles of Confederation they knew something these clowns either miss or disdain.

HF 1047 had the biggest sponsor list, e.g., Franson on that bill but not the others, and it is the one engineered to fire the flames of the abortion hatred issue; not because any such bill would be going anywhere; but just to stir the pot.

Clearly it was doomed to die in committee, but why not chuck the bomb anyway because you can?

One has to pity Kurt Daudt in this. He has to deal with that bloc of anti-abortion bomb throwers as a part of his coalition. But the GOP did make that Faustian bargain, years ago, at all levels of national politics. There is a justice to letting them reap what they've sown.

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TomJoe - Joe, arm around his most beloved SUPERDELEGATE

An abiding insult to progressives happened in 2016 when the two most unpopular candidates of all time were offered the public by the two stranglehold parties. NEVER FORGET. END MONEY RUNNING POLITICS. END SUPERDELEGATES. REFORM THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY BY MAKING IT, OF ALL THINGS, DEMOCRATIC. Try clicking the image, to see double-speak from an "unpledged delegate" claiming neutrality. If the double-speak and the image (and Davos) fail to remind you of the George Carlin "big club" online video, it should. And yet, fight it anyway, because you are alive and upset, (if you are either).

The best President we never had.

Bernie at the People's Summit. Click the image to watch the video.

Democracy Now! posted to YouTube. If you've not an hour to watch this you have the spirit of a brick. Or you're a Republican. But I repeat myself.

Tulsi Gabbard - Veteran of two Iraq tours.

Congresswoman Gabbard expresses rational doubt over not the military she served, but about continuation of the policy of Islamic regime change warfare and the consequences. Click the image, to watch the interview with The Young Turks alternate media outlet.

Tomorrow Belongs To Me. Perhaps?

image from: The Atlantic - click image to read

MISSION STATEMENT OF THIS BLOG:

to fight stupidity in all its forms

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Sell 'em Prosperity Gospel and feed 'em beans. Some never catch on.

What is Prosperity Gospel? It is: Channeling the mind of a brick into GOP and related dogma. Read this Minnesota story. Click the image to read its fine print. (image source: Bluestem Prairie) The image shows a part of the "mind" of a 30 yr. and still-going Prosperity Gospel faithful attendee. A Dev Crabgrass post fleshes things out. Islamaphobia is but one dimension of a larger "GOP base" stupidity. Stupidity you can bank on. HINT: Follow links in items linked here. Questions will get answered. And --- There's more -

You know them, you've lived next to them, they have their worldview.

To disprove an adage, and to show a matter of amount, of degree, and nothing else.

Ultimate aim would be to show enough money can buy happiness, at least for malefactors of great wealth, and just lie to the peasantry. That is today's Republican Experiment. Honor it. Believe. Moreover, Dickens erred. Scrooge was not elderly, he was a middle-aged Wisconsin man with Munster hair and charmless. Koch ghosts haunted his younger thoughts until he got his mind right.

Rename the "Democratic Party" the "Superdelegate Party," unless and until ...

If Tom Perez's DC beltway bunch stay anti-Democratic, then rename "the DNC" to "the SNC" (the Superdelegate National Committee") in honor of the big thumb on the scale. Above is a grassroots-friendly Ramsey ward 2 precinct 2 caucus resolution, unanimously passed (click it to read). May it not fall through the cracks between precinct caucus and moving up the caucus and convention totem pole. It is sad, indeed dreadful how things now are.

TITANIC hubris. PREMATURE prancing.

End forever the "superdelegate" insult. They have had a big-time learning experience, but have they learned??? So -

Whose Party is it; and when was it purchased?

click the image, read it, then read the Variety story (and follow the link in it to the moneybags suck-up letter). Then - Weep for the people. They lack great wealth and cannot buy suck-up politician-attention from those making lifetime earnings selling it.

Ossoff LOST in Georgia, despite trainloads of beltway/Hollywood money.

Bernie did not wholly turn his back; but unlike as with Quist, Bernie was not invited, nor a focus. It was the beltway Dems' chance to flex their muscles. Bernie did have a pro-Ossoff message. Tepid? Yes. Comparable to beltway DCCC late money spent in Montana - in limited amounts.

But wait. There's more -

DNC solidarity, yes, but continuity means more. To HappyJoe, if not to real people with real needs and hopes. Click the image, read the HuffPo proportionality suggestion.

If Paul Ryan's agenda sickens you -

Click the image to view the progressive dozen. This link, for issue detail from Sen. Sanders.

Click the image; read all about it

Time for Progress is Upon Us

click the image - view the campaign flyer showing Liebling's issues platform in a nutshellAND: Please view this video about the candidate, via a conversation with the candidate - an issue oriented candidate who readily says where she is, on leadership issues that are real and not targeted to inflame biases and passions above reason and responsibility.

Tweet if you IQ is 90 or lower; 55 being best. YES I'M TALKING TO YOU!

Click the image to see what's behind that AP lead image. An EXCLUSIVE, nobody else to touch it. It was Cambridge Analytica and Conway personal polling that settled on that IQ55 optimum. Don't want too much that way for occupying the Trumperville heart of the city. Dumbing it down from Sean Spicer may be a challenge, however, . . . rest assured.

Are we to see a reenactment swearing contest; what did he know and when did he know it?

click the image to read Politico coverage. Out of the loop, integral part of the loop, what will we learn?

Roundup the grassroots?

Not an entrenched beltway bunny? Then click the image and in about one minute, understand your place in the pre-Trump Democratic Party. What next, folks?

DINO NEWS: Democrats in Name Only; they exist as a problem.

a DINO with an up-top money slot

This link. Al Franken in the linked WashTimes item is quoted:“There are a lot of Minnesotans who are Franken-Trump voters. You have to go and talk to them, and you have to listen. That’s what we need to do. We need to listen.” Al knows the score better. Al knows Sanders-Franken voter numbers dwarf that Trump-Franken segment, as to where Al needs to pay most attention, "to listen."

Al, in no uncertain terms, should be telling Tom Perez and the beltway money-bunnies of a new fresh smell in the air. Recognizing (in kind wording) one DINO foundation-family's drift, now, into irrelevancy is far from admitting what's relevant and moving full speed to the Bernie side of the force.

Dinosaurs, DINO ways and means, must and will be extinct (can you say "Primary Joe Manchin and Clair McCaskill"). As Al in the item says; listen. Hear Bernie sounding like a giant asteroid strike upon a DINO status quo. Indeed, primary the poster DINO-bunny of artful misdirection and status quo actions, Cory Booker. Gain attention from that, successful or not. Ideally, send Cory to work with Eric Cantor on Wall Street, where his heart is.

Just an old sweet song.

They had a special election which an egregious person won; but then Tom Price held the seat previously so egregiousness is nothing new in GA CD6.

The most substantial and lasting news from Georgia recently is Gregg Allman's death. It happened without any major fundraising on either side, Gregg or the Reaper; with Gregg finally facing "One Way Out.'

Selfie from hell.

Greg Laden authored an excellent OTTO ENDORSEMENT which he identically cross posted on his Science Blog and at MPP (MPP itself does not endorse but individual contributors are free to post personal endorsements there).

Rob Quist tried. He and his family, gaining pubic attention, have shown well. May they prosper.

Montana seems a good state that voted wrongly. From outside of Montana Quist's virtues include being an artist, rebel, populist progressive, and free spirit. Naming their son Guthrie is fine, and at a guess a sense of western history touched daughter Halliday's naming - the Halliday windmill - but perhaps not and the name is based on a kinship genealogy. Roots in Montana with promise for a nation, money pumped from outside did in the candidacy despite grassroots money to make it a fight. We must fight forward from this battle toward winning an anti-plutocrat modern New Deal war.

What has a meandering digression got to do with the job of legislating good law?

Perhaps a context is needed. Try this, an actual Minnesota House floor discussion of an anti tax-haven bill proposed by DFL legislators. My Rep., Abigale Whelan, (R), who still sits in the legislature is featured. She will not seek reelection. Gratitude exists over that.

Is it a surprise that after that digression she voted with the Republican leadership? To kill the bill?

Is there sense to Jesus taking the weight of reasonable performance of duty off the shoulders of Rep. Whelan?

250,000 views of that YouTube item is more than folks living in the district, suggesting a larger public has its answer.

Of interest. My favorite Odyssey film is Oh Brother Where Art Thou.

Click image to enlarge and read. Or: Read all about it (with links). Website bio. Bonus link, bonus image below, tune time and please, end up differently.

California's S.B. 562 - With an economy and population equaling Canada's, would doctors rebel?

What the bill's proposed Single Payer reform would do and why it may succeed. Noteworthy fact: There seem to not be droves of doctors leaving Canada. Not planeloads nor trainloads. Discontent seems wholly absent.

Alma mater commencement speaker

Two questions: First what was the speaker fee? (Goldman level, or adjusted?) Second, given how Ms. Clinton reacted to election results the day after, why in the world is she not forming an, "I Won The Popular Vote he Had More Electors So Let's Amend the Constitution Together," PAC instead of some such "Still Relevant Together" thing in cahoots with Howard Dean? (Such and amendment would be relevant.)

Slick website. Real slick. GMO progressive, perhaps?

Click the image - view the webpage. Too slick? Consider the highlighted word "Bernie" in the context that:"Many of us," and "Some of the people [...] include" begs a question big time. Not a penny from me, until out of the weeds on useful truth; i.e., disclose "most of us" and "Bosses, with 2016 candidate affiliations, are ..." to get helpfully specific. Would you buy an auto without knowing something of the engine?

Click the image for the complete MPP post. Click here for the Bill Moyers post. Click here to Download the free e-book authored by MN Sen. John Marty. Click here for journal article, "Single-Payer Reform: The Only Way to Fulfill the President's Pledge of More Coverage, Better Benefits, and Lower Costs." Click here for pnhp.org - Physicians for a National Health Program.

Click the image watch, and then agree/disagree, but give it a try.

If one party can be made responsive to the people, its one more than the status quo. Learn or be sidetracked makes sense, but propaganda can be "wrong ox" our established Dem ox does not deserve to be gored. Our ox is the good ox, pulling your pitiful little wagon, really. Yours; trust me. Take the time to ponder.

Take the hour to watch. Is it for you? If the Tea Party insurgency brand is not for you . . .

Click the image for the video. Also, Wikipedia, and follow links as you choose. "Primary" the superdelegates since they decline stepping aside? Perhaps they adapt and join for justice. Do your own websearch, find out more.

Glen Taylor's Strib. Feel good news?

The truth shall set you free? What if the truth is that you are consciously being kept on the razor's edge because there you are better shorn?

Bernie discusses a speech he'd heard. A speech with a pair of potted plants behind the speaker.

Click the image to watch a critique.

Buy This Book. Available NOW from your favorite bookstore or these links:

Cause for skepticism. And worry.

All you need is love?

Imagine: Imagine there's no money ... to hugging on a flag ... ...................................................

dictionary definition -

A long-standing definition. You can tell by how the paper's aged.

Fool me once . . .

Socialism, suitably defined, is great.

Click the image, see a definition. Agree or not but it's free of fearmongering.

Non-socialists, having a good laugh.

image credit: New York Times "And shortly after the Russians announced their intention to acquire a majority stake in Uranium One, Mr. Clinton received $500,000 for a Moscow speech from a Russian investment bank with links to the Kremlin that was promoting Uranium One stock."

Non-socialists, having a good laugh.

Brothers in spirit. Holding kindred dynastic yearnings, which got trumped. Should we anticipate better times as we await Trump's competence? Don't laugh for too long. The bar is set by precedent.

Bubba and Blankfein do lunch at the Boca Raton Resort And Country Club.

Little trainees. Caution advised.

Without Mammon being paid and providing the technology, it's sticks and stones. Mammon has no music. Coin of the realm does fine.

Tell them stories. The Armor? It's the Bullshit that's deadly. If it's indoctrinate and not educate, make it on your dime, no vouchers for dogma. Just say no. To vouchers.

What Evil Empire, huh? You're delusional.

three stooges

No, not dressed for roles in a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta.

Actual sartorial decision making by Cambridge Analytica after doing a full micro personality assessment of each. One as if having a Gilbert and Sullivan role, the other as if a mid-level Russian Cold War commissar from midway along the Trans Siberian Railway, but with ambition toward a Kremlin posting. Brecht died before he could write a role for Yeltsin. Nevermind; Bannon Tune Time.

Bipartisanship

... and I agree with my friends. My friends agree with their friends, while the friend of my friend is the enemy of my enemies and their friends, and the friend of an enemy of the friends of my enemy is -- wait, I lost the thread ... Well, okay, how about this one, this Shia walks into a Sunni bar and sez, ...

Wisdom of the ages?

Make CHANGE more than a slogan.

But wait. There's more ...
-- AND -- There is wisdom to candidate-direct contributing, vs. the generic party collected/distributed variety -- with the former you know what you are buying and, by specificity, you can cull out funding any of the dregs --

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